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The Prince and the Showgirl Overview:

The Prince and the Showgirl (1957) was a Comedy - Romance Film directed by Laurence Olivier and produced by Laurence Olivier and Marilyn Monroe.

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Marilyn: Behind the Icon - The Prince and the Showgirl

By Gary Vitacco-Robles on Jul 21, 2020 From Classic Movie Hub Blog

Marilyn: Behind the IconAs Producer and Star, Monroe Dazzles inThe Prince and the Showgirl Sir Laurence Olivier and Monroe Director Joshua Logan considered the collaboration of Marilyn Monroe and Sir Laurence Olivier “the best combination since black & white.” After renegotiating her c... Read full article

My (Slightly More Than) Month with Marilyn: The Prince and the Showgirl (1957)

By Kristen on Jan 7, 2012 From Journeys in Classic Film

I recently saw My Week with Marilyn, the film that inspired my Month with Marilyn and the movie tells of the squabbles and difficulties associated with filming The Prince and the Showgirl.  My review of My Week with Marilyn will run in a couple of days but it’s fun to watch this movie, the fi... Read full article

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The Prince and the Showgirl Quotes:

Elsie Marina: [about dress] Say, is it all right over the you-know-what?
Fanny: Wonderful over the you-know-what.
Fanny: [Northbrook comes out from behind screen] What do you think?
Northbrook: Very nice.
Fanny: Is that all you can say?
Northbrook: Very nice indeed.
Elsie Marina: Yes, I speak German. I was born in Milwaukee.
Elsie Marina: Oh, don't give me that. I'm an American citizen, no one can do anything to me. Besides, who cares about your old Balkan revolutions, anyway? You have them all the time.
Elsie Marina: [having learned the details of the Regent's "party"] You know, there's a word for what you are and it's not Deputy Head of the Far Eastern Department.
Northbrook: Aren't you confusing this embassy with a private room at Romano's?
Elsie Marina: Why not? Except up there it's a longer run from the sofa to the door.
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The Prince and the Showgirl Facts
The only film directed by Laurence Olivier not to be scored by William Walton.
The only film Marilyn Monroe made outside of the American continent.
The first film from Marilyn Monroe's own production company.
Marilyn Monroe reportedly received 75% of the film's profits, such was the deal set up with her own production company.
Laurence Olivier had already been contracted whenever Marilyn Monroe came on board. Contractually she was unable to remove him.
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